Currents (Fall 1995; Special issue)

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Published by the Office of University Advancement for the friends of UCSC/Fall 1993
Music Center, other projects fill the campus's
1995-96 construction calendar
Pictured is an artist's rendering ofthe Music Center, currently under construction in the Performing Arts area of campus.
everal large construction
projects are either under way
or will begin on campus this
academic year, reports Frank
Zwart, assistant vice chancellot
for physical planning and construction. The following is a listing of the
major projects:
• Music Center: The 1995-96
University of California budget
approved in August contains funds
for UCSC to start work on the
second phase of the Music Center
project, says Zwart. The entire
project should be completed by late
1996 or early 1997.
The first part ofthe project,
which has been under way since last
fall, includes teaching, rehearsal,
and research space for the Music
Department and a 400-seat recital
hall. Work crews are now erecting
the concrete and masonry exterior
walls ofthe $12.4 million, 19,000-
square-foot facility below the
McHenry Library access road.
The second part of the project,
which received $3-3 million in the
latest UC budget, will add 13,400
square feet to the Music Center.
The planned consttuction includes
a gamelan room, an electronic music
studio, faculty office/studios, Music
Department offices, and support space.
• Improvements to the
Arts: UCSC also received funding
to build four additional art studios,
a 400-seat lecture half and a 200-
seat experimental theater and to
renovate the Performing Arts
building. The new construction
should improve connections between
the Elena Baskin Visual Arts Studios
and the Performing Arts Center.
The Music Center addition
and the Improvements to the Arts
projects will go out to bid later this
See Construction on page 8
Coordinator selected for UCSC's
numerous K—12 collaborations
'I arrol Moran, an education
specialist with more than
twenty years of experience
Uin the Monterey Bay Area, has
been named coordinator of the
Monterey Bay Educational Consortium. Moran's appointment was
announced by Chancellor Pisrer.
Moran will oversee educational
collaborations between UCSC and
public schools. Her appointment
took effect October 2.
"The university must be an active
partner in education at all levels,
and I am committed to sharing the
resources of the university with K-
12 education," said Pistef. "As these
collaborative relationships multiply,
the consortium will allow us to
focus our efforts and maximize
our effectiveness." More than 60
collaborations exist between UCSC
and public schools, including 23
partnerships in math and science.
The consortium was established
in early 1994 to encourage collaborations among UC Santa Cruz,
public school districts, and other
educational groups in the Monterey
Bay Area. Founding members are
UCSC, the Pajaro Valley Unified
School District, Santa Cruz City
Schools, the Monterey Peninsula
Unified School District, and the Santa
Cruz County Office of Education.
The consortium, governed by
a roundtable made up of the leaders
m
Carrol Moran
of the member institutions, is
dedicated to improving curriculum,
policy, and the public's undemanding and support of public education.
"The consortium will bring
together a cross section of the
educational agencies in the
Monterey Bay Area to tackle the big
issues in education," said Moran. "It
is a way to organize around common
goals that will enable us to share
resources and have a stronger impact."
Chancellor Pister provided seed
money to fund the coordinator
position. Moran, a graduate of
UCSC, is finishing up her doctorate
in language, literacy, and culture at
Stanford University. Her experience
includes a lengthy affiliation with
the Pajaro Valley Unified School
District, where, among other duties,
she worked as a bilingual teacher.
—Jennifer McNulty
In his final year at UCSC, Karl Pister pledges continued commitment to campus-community ties
| ven as he announced his intent
i   to retire at the end of the
1995-96 academic year,
■ Chancellor Karl Pister pledged
-■ to continue his leadership of
UCSC this year with the same "vigor
and effectiveness" that marked his
first four years at the campus helm.
The chancellor made his retirement
announcement at a meeting of the
Academic Senate on October 25.
Widely regarded as one of the
most successful chancellors in
UCSC's history, Chancellor Pister
noted, "This has been a very difficult
decision for both Rita and myself.
Coming to Santa Cruz, we were
totally unprepared for the warmth
and graciousness extended to us
by the campus and the community
over these last four years." Although
noting his plan to retire, Chancellor
Pister emphasized that "the
academic year is just beginning.
Lest there be any uncertainty, I
intend to exercise my responsibility
as chancellor with all the vigor
and effectiveness that I am able to
muster. I look forward to another
producrive and rewarding year for
UC Santa Cruz." At the end of his
address, Chancellor Pister received
prolonged applause from the assembly
of faculty, staff, and students.
"Karl Pister is one ofthe most
remarkable leaders in the history
ofthe university," said Richard C.
Arkinson, newly named president of
the University of California (see srory,
page 8). "As a teacher, he had unusual
undetstanding ofthe student-teacher
relationship and a deep commitment
to undergraduate education."
Atkinson added, "As a research
scientist, he made major contributions
to the field of engineering. As a dean
and senior administrator he was an
outstanding contriburor to the
betterment of this institution. And his
record as chancellor has proven to be
even more distinguished. He has
been invaluable to the University of
California, and we will grearly miss
his thoughtfulness, dedication,
skill, and integrity."
Pister's achievements as chancellor include vigorous support of
excellence in teaching, research,
and public service; initiation of
numerous projects in partnership
with other segments of education;
and significant leadership in the
Fort Ord base conversion project.
The campus has also received
record numbers of research contracts,
grants, and private donations during
his tenure.
An ardent advocate for increased
public investment in education
and an outspoken champion for
increasing the ethnic diversity of
the campus, Chancellor Pister has
dedicated UCSC resources toward
improving educational opportunities
for young people. Among the
successful outreach programs he
inspired and supported is the
Monterey Bay Educational Consortium (see story, above), a unique
effort to encourage collaborations
among UCSC, public schools, and
other educational groups in the
Monterey Bay Area.
See Chancellor on page 8
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